Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Italy
1.49 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
25.58 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197119952019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 25.58 million number against 1.49 million number in Italy, a difference of 24.09 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.2 times Italy's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.81 million number 4.23 million number 2.41 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 1.71 million number 5.58 million number 3.87 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 1.57 million number 7.25 million number 5.68 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.63 million number 10.80 million number 9.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.63 million number 19.74 million number 18.11 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 25.58 million number against 1.49 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24.09 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Italy ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,700 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 579 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.